What is rest_api_mcp?
rest_api_mcp is a MCP server by Muhammed-AbdelGhany that authenticated calls to any REST API: auto-login, token caching, 2FA/OTP support, Swagger spec fetching and fuzzy endpoint search. It is listed under Developer tools and has 6 GitHub stars.
| Type | Mcp server |
|---|---|
| Author | Muhammed-AbdelGhany |
| Repository | Muhammed-AbdelGhany/rest_api_mcp |
| Popularity | 6 GitHub stars |
| Category | Developer tools |
| Security | Low risk (92/100) |
| Rank | #2,045 of 4,418 MCP servers; #457 in Developer tools |
| License | MIT |
| Last commit | 2026-05-04 |
| Runs | Locally |
| Language | TypeScript |
| Platforms | macOS, Windows, Linux |
Is rest_api_mcp safe to install?
rest_api_mcp scores 92/100 on the MCPMods security check: Low risk. No checks raised a concern. It passed 4 of 6 checks.
MCP server results come from listing signals: who publishes it, where your data goes and what it can do. The code itself is not scanned yet.
| Check | Result |
|---|---|
| Community-built server | Note |
| Runs on your machine only | Pass |
| Needs an API key or account login | Note |
| Read-only by description | Pass |
| No code execution | Pass |
| Source on GitHub | Pass |
How do I install rest_api_mcp?
- Find the launch command. The README says how the server starts (npx, uvx, docker or a remote URL) and which API keys it needs.
https://github.com/Muhammed-AbdelGhany/rest_api_mcp
- Add it to Claude Code. Replace the part after -- with the command from the README. Remote servers use --transport http with a URL.
claude mcp add rest-api-mcp -- <command from README> claude mcp add --transport http rest-api-mcp <server-url>
- Check it connected. This lists your MCP servers and their status.
claude mcp list
Or ask Claude to set it up
Paste this into Claude Code and it installs rest_api_mcp for you:
Add the "rest_api_mcp" MCP server from https://github.com/Muhammed-AbdelGhany/rest_api_mcp to Claude Code. Read its README for the launch command and any API keys I need, run claude mcp add, then check that it connects.